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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 601
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize members of the United States Army's Senior Service |
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College Fellows Program; and |
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WHEREAS, A component of the United States Army War College, |
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the Senior Service College Fellows Program consists of a year of |
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intensive academic study for selected officers that focuses on |
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the relationships between national security policy and its |
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implementation, technology and industry, and military policy and |
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process; and |
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WHEREAS, The University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M |
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University have served as host universities for this program for |
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two decades; the national security policy and process component |
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of the program combines directed and elective study at the Lyndon |
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B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, the McCombs School of |
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Business, The University of Texas Department of Government, and |
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the Bush School of Government and Public Service; and |
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WHEREAS, The program of study is complemented with a series |
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of lectures and dialogue with prominent industry representatives, |
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congressional and world leaders, and key military commands; the |
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officers participating in this prestigious program will move on to |
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assignments in senior military leadership positions around the |
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world; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the expert direction of Lieutenant General |
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Joe Yakovac, Retired, the following officers are completing their |
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United States Army War College requirements through Texas |
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universities: Colonel John Anderson, Lieutenant Colonel William |
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Bailey, Colonel Timothy Baxter, Lieutenant Colonel David |
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Kaczmarski, Colonel Robert McVay, Colonel Rick Noriega, |
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Lieutenant Colonel William Phillips, Colonel Kurt Pinkerton, |
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Lieutenant Colonel Dale Rivers, Lieutenant Colonel William |
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Robare, Colonel Maria Zumwalt, Colonel James Raymer, and |
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Lieutenant Colonel Willie Rios; and |
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WHEREAS, These distinguished officers have more than 250 |
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years of combined military experience and have each served on |
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numerous deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and |
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Operation Iraqi Freedom; they are truly deserving of recognition |
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for their devotion to duty and their exemplary service; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby commend the participants in the United |
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States Army's Senior Service College Fellows Program and extend |
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to them best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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them as an expression of gratitude and esteem from the Texas |
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Senate. |
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Van de Putte |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 31, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |